Jun-01-2010, 11:18 AM (UTC)
Great you started this! I've been thinking on it a while too, just to have 'one place' to go to, to chat about it, rather than this and that all over...
I most definitely think we should take it more seriously! One thing I mainly wanted to add (still cooking dinner so can't think on or reply totally to your very awesome pick-up!!) was that I think that Fool must have 'something'...I don't know what but your example certainly outlines my hunch or feeling. He definitely has 'something' aside from the indirect Skill-ability he received from Verity.
One of the reasons I think this, other than your example, is that both the Pale Woman and Prilkop were able to 'Skill' in some form. In saying that, let's forget the Pale Woman though as she was not technically a real White Prophet and, though strong in the Skill to turn Fitz and Thick against each other etc, she seemed to learn her Skill solely from Regal's traded Skill scrolls.
As for Prilkop, I thought it odd that he was able to confidently talk of using the Skill pillars to return to his and Fool's homeland UNLESS he had a Skill ability? Possibly a true White Prophet has far more power than we suspect, possibly this power even coming directly from Sa? Possibly they even have the ability to be open to ALL of the old magics eg hedge-witchery, the Wit, the Skill, scrying in water etc.
Even more possible is the power that comes in the wake of a true White Prophet/Catalyst Skill-joining. Remembering that Realder was also obviously Skilled to have been able to become part of the dragon carved by Salt's Coterie...something else I want to bring up in more depth later.
I know I'm not sticking to your point
but just had to get that out as it made me think of it all! Back later...!
I most definitely think we should take it more seriously! One thing I mainly wanted to add (still cooking dinner so can't think on or reply totally to your very awesome pick-up!!) was that I think that Fool must have 'something'...I don't know what but your example certainly outlines my hunch or feeling. He definitely has 'something' aside from the indirect Skill-ability he received from Verity.
One of the reasons I think this, other than your example, is that both the Pale Woman and Prilkop were able to 'Skill' in some form. In saying that, let's forget the Pale Woman though as she was not technically a real White Prophet and, though strong in the Skill to turn Fitz and Thick against each other etc, she seemed to learn her Skill solely from Regal's traded Skill scrolls.
As for Prilkop, I thought it odd that he was able to confidently talk of using the Skill pillars to return to his and Fool's homeland UNLESS he had a Skill ability? Possibly a true White Prophet has far more power than we suspect, possibly this power even coming directly from Sa? Possibly they even have the ability to be open to ALL of the old magics eg hedge-witchery, the Wit, the Skill, scrying in water etc.
Even more possible is the power that comes in the wake of a true White Prophet/Catalyst Skill-joining. Remembering that Realder was also obviously Skilled to have been able to become part of the dragon carved by Salt's Coterie...something else I want to bring up in more depth later.
I know I'm not sticking to your point
but just had to get that out as it made me think of it all! Back later...!
"I am the Catalyst, and I came to change all things. Prophets become warriors, dragons hunt as wolves."
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